With almost half the nation’s young children growing up in low-income households, a new report from the Casey Foundation calls for a comprehensive effort to lift kids out of poverty.
Resources for those interested in learning more about ways to help parents and children succeed — together.
The Casey Foundation will host a Nov. 12 webinar to discuss our new policy report, Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation Approach. This session will focus on ways the public, nonprofit and private sectors can work together to help equip the 10 million low-income families with young children in the United States with the tools they need to move out of poverty and thrive.
Educare Atlanta, the Center for Working Families and Dunbar Elementary School in southwest Atlanta are developing a strong, more closely aligned partnership to ensure parents and children succeed together.
A new program launched this spring by local partners aims to increase networking opportunities for mothers in southwest Atlanta.
Casey President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick McCarthy outlines the Foundation's focus on the factors with the greatest influence on a child's chances to succeed: family, community and opportunity.
Extended exposure to economic hardship can harm children’s development and have long-term negative consequences for individuals and families, but it also puts tremendous financial strain on all levels of government and weakens our nation’s competitiveness in the global economy. Providing all children with the opportunity to reach their full potential would strengthen the next generation and our country’s economic future.
The American Dream — the idea that anyone who is determined and works hard can get ahead — has long defined the promise of the United States. Yet the reality is that life chances for Americans are now determined to a significant degree by the wealth of our parents. The dream that hard work will lead to greater opportunity is increasingly challenging to realize.
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